Elon Musk became the father of 14th child, partner Shivon Gillis announced the birth of fourth child
Famous billionaire businessman Elon Musk has become a father for the 14th time. Shivon Gillis, associated with Musk’s company Neuralink, has given information about her fourth child with Musk. Shivon Gillis wrote in a post shared on social media that ‘After talking to Elon and on the occasion of my daughter Arcadia’s birthday, I think it would be right to tell you about my son Sheldon Lycurgus.’ Gillis wrote that ‘Sheldon is like a juggernaut and has a heart of gold. I love him very much.’ Musk has also reacted to this post by making a heart emoji.
Shivon Gillis’s fourth child with Musk
Shivon Gillis gave birth to Strider and Azure in the year 2021 through IVF technology with Musk. In the year 2024, their third child Arcadia was born. Musk told about Arcadia several months after her birth. Shivon Gillis is an AI expert in Musk’s company Neuralink and holds a key position.
Five children from first wife
Musk has five children from his first wife and Canadian-born writer Justine Wilson, including twins Griffin and Vivian and Kai, Saxon and Damian. Musk and Wilson’s first child Nevada died of illness just 10 weeks after birth. In the year 2020, singer Grimes gave birth to three more children of Musk. These children were born through surrogacy.
It is worth noting that Elon Musk had recently expressed concern over the falling birth rate in the world and called it the biggest threat to human civilization. Now this philosophy of his is also believed to be the reason behind Musk becoming the father of 14 children. It is worth noting that influencer Ashley St. Claire also revealed on social media on 14 February 2025 that she has given birth to a child five months ago and the father of this child is Elon Musk. However, till now neither has it been confirmed nor denied by Elon Musk.
